Opinion
What’s Happening with Pandemic Puppies?
The need to interview dog owners before they purchase. Read more…
The College View
News
English language teaching schools warn of severe job losses due to restrictions
English language teaching schools have called on the government to loosen restrictions on the recruitment of students or risk the loss of 8,000 teaching jobs in the sector. Read more…
Features
Abstinence is Not Sex Education
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he way in which Irish school’s talk about sex is in great need of reform after a study from NUI Galway showed that 20% of men and just 15% of women admitted to being content Read more…
Features
Human rights organisations express fear for Afghan women’s rights under the Taliban-run government.
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ince the end of the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan in 2001, women had begun to regain their rights. Since they resumed their position of power in 2021, women’s basic human rights are at stake. Under Read more…
Features
There are many barriers preventing women accessing abortion in Ireland in 2021
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n May 25th, 2018, Ireland repealed the 8th Amendment with a progressive landslide victory, with 66.4% of the electorate voting for the legislation of safe medical abortions. 64.5% of the electorate voted, which was one of the Read more…
Lifestyle
“I will always swear by layers,”: How to stay stylish while dressing for the autumn weather
The key to dressing weather appropriate while maintaining your own stylish flare in Ireland’s autumn all starts with layering. Read more…
Features
Ireland’s Worsening Student Accommodation Crisis
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]eaving home for the first time to study in college is simultaneously one of the most exciting and nerve-wracking things a young person can do, but with a housing market and academia still woozy from Read more…
Lifestyle
Pedal to the metal: how TikTok and cheugy culture have accelerated toxic trend cycles
“Cheugy” has not only wormed its way into the everyday vernacular of Generation Z, but added fuel to the fire of the trend cycle that is searing its way through the fashion industry. Read more…
News
No Keys No Degree: Nationwide shortage in student accommodation
A major shortage in student accommodation is quickly turning into a nationwide crisis, as many students have still yet to find a place to stay near their desired college. Read more…
News
STAND Student Festival is returning to college campuses this week
The annual STAND student festival will be returning to 13 campuses this autumn, kicking off at University College Cork on the Monday and reaching DCU from the 25th of October to the 29th. Read more…
DCU News
DCU announce reopening plans as college presidents urge students to get vaccinated
This week Dublin City University announced their reopening plans to incoming and continuing undergraduate and master students. Read more…
Lead Story
Ógra Fianna Fáil call on Leo Varadkar to resign following “Merrion-gate”
Ógra Fianna Fáil has called on the Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar, to resign for “undermining the integrity of public institutions” by attending an event at the Merrion Hotel in July. Read more…
News
Irish colleges set to be included in R&D directory for businesses.
Irish third-level universities are set to play a vital role in a new research and development (R&D) directory for businesses. Read more…
Articles
Academic and non-academic life expected to resume on campus next year
Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, said last week that he expects that both staff and students will be back on campus for the next academic year. Read more…
Lead Story
DCU to pay €27.5k due to treatment of ex-worker that complained of sexual harassment
Rene O Reilly was told that she had not passed her probationary period 2 days after complaining of sexual harassment Read more…
Articles
DCU Study to explore the issue of intimate partner violence
A new DCU study exploring the issue of intimate partner violence experienced by gay and bisexual men is underway. Read more…
Articles
DCU SU Executive voice concern that new internship “contravenes democracy” of Union
The Student Union Executive of DCU has issued a letter to DCU’s Office of Student Life expressing “severe concern” that a new paid internship position they will offer breaches the SU’s Constitution. Read more…
Music
Smother: What you need to know about the RTÉ drama
RTÉ’s new six-part series ‘Smother’ aired on the 7th of March and was met with great praise from viewers. Read more…
Opinion
Stop Asian Hate: My Observations on Racism in Ireland
Since six Asian women were killed in the Atlanta Spa shooting last month, “Stop Asian Hate Movement” have been held across the United States for several weeks. In this movement, some Asian-American celebrities, such as Read more…
Features
Daire Keogh – A year in DCU
When asked about the trials and tribulations of his first year as president of DCU during a global pandemic, Keogh jokes: “There’s the famous line in the movie Airplane!, ‘What a time to give up the cigarettes’. Read more…
News
Drop out rates in some STEM courses are as high as 80 per cent
“I didn’t think they had enough supports for students who were struggling,” one former DCU Computer Science student told the College View. Read more…
Articles
Public Consultation of Student Grant Scheme is launched
The income threshold for postgraduate students also expanded from €31,500 to €54,250 and the fee grant contribution will increase from €2,000 to €3,500. Read more…
Features
Frontline workers abandoned in the newly scheduled vaccine rollout.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]eachers, SNAs and the Gardaí will continue to lobby the government in their fight for frontline vaccination priority.
Features
The pandemic has become the Government’s scapegoat for accountability on situations in Direct Provision centres.
The publication of the White Paper acts as an ambitious diversion strategy to the ongoing, daily issues faced by asylum seekers and refugees. Read more…
Opinion
National Broadband Plan Launched in 2012 is Still Failing
Students in rural Ireland are at a disadvantage, due to slow broadband speeds. Read more…